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A Microfluidic Device to Advance Field-Testing for Biological Samples

A team at Sandia has developed a portable microfluidic immunoassay device that makes it easier to detect proteins in biological samples. The device — which simplifies the testing and provides fast results — has the potential to help diagnose many infectious diseases by detecting key protein markers. Watch this video to learn more.

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    00:00:06 one of the challenge to run those bioanalytical assay in the field is that they have to do it uh manually and uh what emra does is it automates that process so it doesn't require sill technicians or bulky laboratory instruments if you actually bring the platform to the field then you don't have to transport those sample to the

    00:00:32 lab so that really Sav the time and also save the cost uh that requires for sample transportations it basically monitors your inflammation levels in your body so you can use it to detect infectious disease instead of bring the Infectious sample to the lab you can actually bring this device to the field so that you can analyze it

    00:00:56 there you introduce the reagents that you require for test in the right chamber and then you introduce the sample and then you seal the the microf ftic chip and then you just insert it that's it basically you just put put the sample in then the device will give you answer out that permanent magnet is moved by the electromagnetic control so you can basically manipulate the

    00:01:24 magnetic pie in a way that you want what's currently done in the clinic is that they collect all the samples and then wait until they have a certain number of sample and then run it uh in parallel for this type of device you basically collect the sample and run it collect the sample and run it so this one give you better sample to answer time it's 40 minutes from sample to

    00:01:53 answer I'm actually quite excited about developing this technology once it's ready I think it will be quite impactful in the field